By Nabeelah Akehusekisa
The osun state police command have arrested a man, Taye kasali, over alleged killing of his mother, Mrs kudirat kasali due to farm dispute.
A statement issued by the command’s public Relations officer DSP Abiodun Ojelabi disclosed that the police in Bode osi received reports that the deceased and her son were missing on September1, 2026.
According to the Police, Taye allegedly confessed during interrogation to killing his mother on August 31 ,burying her body in a shallow grave on their family farm and later arrested on September 7.
Ojelabi said the suspect subsequently led police operatives to the location of the grave, where the remains of the deceased were recovered. A machete allegedly used in the commission of the crime was also recovered as an exhibit.
“Taye claimed that his mother had allegedly referred to him as a mad person and had threatened to lease out the family farmland, which he described as the family’s major source of income,”He stated “.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Ibrahim Zungura, directed that the suspect be thoroughly investigated and charged to court to face the warth of the law.
He also urged members of the public to promptly report missing persons and suspicious activities to the police or other relevant security agencies and provide useful information when necessary.
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